Pictures of Goddess MinervaIn art, the Greek gods (and goddesses) are usually represented with their Roman name. There are pictures of goddess Minerva, in which she appears with her Roman name, but there are also many cases in which her name in artwork is Athena.
Five coins depicting Janus, Jupiter, Mercury and Minerva, 753 BC-476 AD (metal) Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com 
Minerva Simart, Pierre Charles Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com 
Medallion of Minerva, 1780 Pergolesi, Michelangelo Buy this Art Print at AllPosters.com The goddess Athena / Minerva was also a protector of arts. 
Minerva with the Muses Stella, Jacques Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com Do you remember the painters who would represent another woman as Aphrodite / Venus? Well, Rembrandt represented his wife, Saskia, as the goddess Minerva. 
Saskia as Minerva Rembrandt van Rijn Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com Even if she was also goddess of war, Minerva would always be against irrational bloodshed, that's why she is often represented as opposing god Mars. 
Minerva Protects Pax from Mars (Peace and War), 1629-30 Rubens, Peter Paul Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com 
As A Harpy Is Trampled Underfoot And Minerva Overcomes Mars Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com In the next painting, the goddess appears as a statue. 
Homage To Minerva Buy this Giclee Print at AllPosters.com And a very modern picture of the goddess Minerva: 
Minerva Boulet, Susan Seddon Buy this Note Card at AllPosters.com For pictures of goddess Minerva with her Greek name, Athena, please click here. |